English Departmental Honors

Please contact the English Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses.

To earn departmental honors in English, a student must:

Complete all requirements for a major in English;

Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.7 in the major;

Take one Honors 3000 level class;

Present work at the National Undergraduate Literature Conference, the Weber State Undergraduate Research Conference, or some similar professional conference; or, show evidence of submitting work for publication with a regional or national journal; or, perform documented community service in the cause of literacy. The number of hours will be negotiated with the department advisor and written as a signed contract.

Students who have not completed their General Education requirements are strongly encouraged to fulfill them with Honors General Education courses.